CogPrints
2012
Iñigo Saez-Uribarri
Objectives: \nControlling report length in dream content analysis comprises a significant methodological problem. Individual differences occur in report length which can influence category coding and rating scales. Differences are also found in dream content by sex and age. The aim of this study is to determine the bias of certain variables in dream content analysis when using rating scales,...
Journal of Holistic Nursing
December 2011
Violet M Malinski, Vidette Todaro-Franceschi
The purpose of this pilot study was to explore whether co-meditation, shared or cross-breathing, could reduce anxiety and enhance relaxation in a nursing school setting. The specific outcomes to be assessed in the quantitative component were blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and anxiety, both state and trait. A qualitative component explored participants' experiences with co-meditation...
Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
November 1, 2011
Sarah M Turgeon, Daniel S. H. Kim, Melissa Pritchard et al.
Previous research in our laboratory revealed sexually dimorphic effects of prior exposure to phencyclidine (PCP) on elevated plus maze behavior. In an attempt to examine the developmental time course of this effect and determine the extent to which it generalizes to other anxiety paradigms, young adult (61-64 days old) and adult (96-107 days old) male and female rats were treated with PCP (15...
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
October 11, 2011
Akihiko Masuda, Erin C. Tully
250 citations
The current study investigated whether mindfulness and psychological flexibility uniquely and separately accounted for variability in psychological distress (somatization, depression, anxiety, and general psychological distress). An ethnically diverse, nonclinical sample of college undergraduates (N = 494, 76% female) completed a Web-based survey that included the self-report measures of...
Inkanyiso
September 13, 2011
Luke Clark, S. D. Edwards, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala et al.
5 citations
The stressful lifestyles that accompany modern living generate levels of anxiety that become a major concern in society. Psychopharmacological medication and psychotherapy for anxiety is expensive for government health departments as well as for individual consumers. Although the value of yoga as a beneficial and cost effective therapy for anxiety has long been advocated, there have been very...
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
June 9, 2011
David J. Kearney, Kelly McDermott, Michelle E. Martinez et al.
63 citations
BACKGROUND: Stress perception and GI-specific anxiety play key roles in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a widely available stress reduction course, which has not been evaluated for IBS. AIM: To determine whether participation in MBSR is associated with improvement in bowel symptoms, GI-specific anxiety, and IBS-Quality of Life. METHODS: This is a...
Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
June 2011
Alexandre Seillier, Andrea Giuffrida
Sub-chronic administration of PCP produces a social interaction deficit that is reversed by URB597, an inhibitor of the catabolic enzyme of the endocannabinoid anandamide. Since increased anxiety may contribute to social withdrawal and URB597 has been shown to have an anxiolytic action, we studied whether this drug affected saline- and PCP-treated rats' performance in the Elevated-Plus-Maze...
Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
June 2011
Lobsang Rapgay, Alexander Bystritsky, Roger E Dafter et al.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) severely impacts social functioning, distress levels, and utilization of medical care compared with that of other major psychiatric disorders. Neither pharmacological nor psychotherapy interventions have adequately controlled cardinal symptoms of GAD: pervasive excessive anxiety and uncontrollable worry. Research has established cognitive behavioral therapy...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
May 25, 2011
Meditation for the management of adjustment disorder anxiety and depression.
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
April 17, 2011
Sarah A Hayes-Skelton, Susan M Orsillo, Lizabeth Roemer
In response to clinical observations and research findings that individuals with Generalized Anxiety Disorder are reactive to their internal experiences, avoid and suppress painful emotions, thoughts, and sensations, and limit their involvement in meaningful activities, an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy (ABBT) was developed to specifically target these responses. ABBT incorporates...